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STB to PPN: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport) → Popayan (Guillermo León Valencia Airport)
553 mi
890 km · 480 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
553 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- STB — Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport · Santa Barbara, Venezuela
- PPN — Guillermo León Valencia Airport · Popayan, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near STB
- VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport30 mi away
- LFR · La Fria Airport56 mi away
- MRD · Alberto Carnevalli Airport60 mi away
- CUC · Camilo Daza International Airport82 mi away
Near PPN
- PTX · Pitalito Airport55 mi away
- CLO · Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport77 mi away
- PSO · Antonio Narino Airport87 mi away
- GPI · Juan Casiano Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is STB from PPN?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (STB) to Popayan (PPN) is 553 miles (890 km, 480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STB to PPN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from STB to PPN?
Nonstop service on STB–PPN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Barbara and Popayan?
Popayan is 1 hour behind Santa Barbara.
What is the cheapest way to fly from STB to PPN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on STB–PPN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some STB to PPN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain STB–PPN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.